FISH CAMP – Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite, a full-service resort just outside the south gate entrance to Yosemite National Park, is implementing a comprehensive new program in response to COVID-19 when it reopens today (June 12). The “Rest Assured” program, developed by global hospitality company Delaware North, which owns and operates Tenaya Lodge, features new health and safety standards aimed ...

MADERA — Madera County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) reported ten new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, raising the total of cases countywide to 188. Since May 26, the number of cases in Madera County has more than doubled.All but one of the cases reported Thursday were contracted via person-to-person transmission, according to MCDPH. The lone case not transmitted by ...

OAKHURST — Soroptimist International of the Sierras is holding a “drive-thru” Spring Soup & Salad Luncheon from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today (Thursday) at the Oakhurst Community Center.Tickets are $15 and available online or from club members.The event will also feature a “Spring Balloon Pop” raffle, with prizes donated by Jamison Chappel & Beaumont. Soroptimist International of the Sierras ...

MADERA — Madera County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) reported four more cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday.The latest victims, three males ranging in age from 20s to 70s and one female in her 20s, all are in home isolation, with one of the cases contracted via “community spread,” according to MCDPH. Including Wednesday’s newest cases, Madera County has now recorded ...

Special to Sierra News Online OAKHURST — Yosemite High School is having a “virtual-reality graduation” today beginning at 5 p.m. To honor graduates, the town is holding a graduation parade. The parade starts at 5 p.m. and is scheduled to end around 6 p.m. Graduates will be escorted by their families in cars. The parade route is similar to the ...

MADERA — Madera County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) reported two new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday.The latest victims, a female in her 20s and another female in her 50s, contracted the virus via “community spread,” according to MCDPH. Including Tuesday’s newest cases, Madera County has now recorded a total of 174 confirmed cases.According to MCDPH’s latest report, the county ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY — The Hunters Fire, which sparked late Sunday, was 60 percent contained as of 7 p.m. Monday, according to the latest update from CAL FIRE. The fast-moving brush fire has burned 85 acres near Lake McClure, prompting emergency evacuation orders Sunday night for residents near Hunters Valley and Detwiler roads, according to the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office. At ...

MADERA — Madera County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) reported nine new cases of COVID-19 on Monday.The latest virus victims, six men and three women, range in age from a male under 20 to another male in his 80s, according to MCDPH.Six of the new cases were contracted via person-to-person transmission, one via community spread and two other cases remain ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY — A fast-moving brush fire near Lake McClure has prompted emergency evacuation orders for residents near Hunters Valley and Detwiler Roads in Mariposa County, according to the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office.Six residences were under mandatory evacuation orders Monday morning, with the fire reportedly just 15 percent contained as of 7 a.m. The blaze, which so far has burned ...

MADERA — Madera County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) reported eight new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday.The latest virus victims, four men and four women, range in age from 20s to 40s. Seven of the new cases were contracted via person-to-person transmission and the source of the eighth case is “under investigation,” according to MCDPH.With Saturday’s newest cases, Madera County ...